The master of the mysterious and the surreal plays with time, space, and our concepts of normality to create masterpieces with influences from German expressionism to Borges and Edgar Allan Poe
Donald Trump's MAGA crowd may be more inclined towards the baser instincts, so what attracts the tech bros? The promised land offers more than money or a bonfire of regulation. It offers revolution
In 2023, cyber-attacks from data breaches to hostile account takeovers were estimated to have cost $8tn globally. This year, that is expected to rise to $9.5tn, as reported by research company…
The first Arab and African woman to win Olympic boxing gold stepped into both a ring and a global culture war that reveals more about our divisive times than it does about sports or gender
Unusual selloffs, concern about jobs, and questions over interest rates led to a recent global panic, with some big firms losing $300bn overnight. Then the world righted itself. What does it tell us?
After eye-watering sums were spent to host the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Russia was banned, first for state-sponsored doping, then for invading Ukraine. A decade on, it is still licking its wounds
Gamers gathering in Riyadh to compete for major prizes has helped grab investors' attention regarding the screen-shattering growth of the sector, with all trend lines pointing up
There are clues as to the foreign policy of Trump Mk II, and a defence strategy outlines in some detail what his administration would hope to achieve, yet the Republican will still shoot from the hip
The knock-on effects of sanctions aimed at Russia after its invasion of Ukraine are still taking a toll, lifting local currencies in Georgia and Armenia and hurting exports
Instead of civil war between armed groups, a new kind of war is being fought over Libya's vast wealth—especially control of the central bank and oil production
The ancient village dates back to 500BC and served as a major trade hub and urban centre in the Arabian Peninsula that connected other prominent civilisations
The price for a desired re-engagement with the West is being paid all over the Arab world, where Tehran's militias are at work, and Gaza's plight is reduced to a bargaining chip in power games
A colossal infrastructure project costing $17bn has not yet enticed Beijing. Cost, security, uncertainty, and alternatives are just some of the reasons. So, will Baghdad bag its Beijing sponsor?